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'File 28/44 Locust Survey Officer' [46r] (91/192)
The record is made up of 1 file (94 folios). It was created in 16 Jul 1948-10 Dec 1950. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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De r art Locur t Curvey«
Sh- rjaho
1st* hay 1950.
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Jhe oes : r of "thip j-ctter^ ..Ir» J. D» 39V,'den, an
officer of thir. Survey and har been n-ent to Bahfein to ^urcha-a
Jp; rer enc an electric 11., \t motor cc iplete \ ith all fitti: ^
i would "be grateful if you could ive him all the assistance you
cano
On the question of thip 7 Jnit T s account v/ith the British
' Ba.il^ c.l ir* y Bahrein 3 1 clo not tliin'r that sufficient funds are
f vc-ilahle tc purc.iase all uhe items, so I am transferring a further
/\ -2500, Five hundred Pounds sterling, from my account with the Bank
in Dubai to the branch in Bahrein^
Could you please forward to me a detailed account
of the monies you have expended in our interest to include in my
Official account here,
i realise onat this Jnit must be an awful nusiance
to you and apologise profusely,, but I can think of no more
satisfactory way of doin^. it.
My compliments to all in Bahrein,
r i
Yours
J
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- Content
The file contains correspondence between the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) representatives, the Political Agents at Bahrain, Kuwait, Sharjah, the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and various suppliers on arrangements and statement of accounts for a Desert Locust Survey. At the beginning of the file there are also some letters requesting a survey on BAPCO's labour conditions (folios 2-4).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (94 folios)
- Arrangement
The documents in the file are arranged in chronological order.
- Physical characteristics
The main foliation is written in pencil, circled, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. The numbering begins on the front cover of the file, on number 1, and ends on the inside of the back cover, on number 96. There is another foliation sequence, which is incomplete.
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/1739
- Title
- 'File 28/44 Locust Survey Officer'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:22v, 24v, 26v:35v, 36v:39v, 41r:43v, 44v, 45v:46v, 49r:56v, 57v:61v, 63r:66v, 68r:68v, 69v, 73r:75v, 79r:80v, 85r:95v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence